The Essential Listening to Music

The Essential Listening to Music
Author: Craig Wright
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781285856797

Offering outstanding listening pedagogy, THE ESSENTIAL LISTENING TO MUSIC 2e delivers a streamlined and succinct presentation of classical music that inspires a lifelong appreciation of music. Scholar and master-teacher Craig Wright focuses on the key concepts and works presented within a typical Music Appreciation course. Organized chronologically, the text discusses musical examples from each historical period within its social context--giving students a sense of a piece's construction as well as its historical and cultural meaning. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Listening to Music

Listening to Music
Author: Craig Wright
Publisher: Schirmer Books
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2007-01-25
Genre: Music
ISBN:

Compact disc contains 25 tracks of music by different performers as listed in the text.

The Enjoyment of Music

The Enjoyment of Music
Author: Kristine Forney
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2020
Genre: Music appreciation
ISBN: 9780393417272

"The Enjoyment of Music, Essential Listening Edition, weaves together a concise text and rich media resources in a compact and affordable package that gives students all they need for an enriched listening experience. The new Fourth Edition features enhanced pedagogy built around new listening objectives and Listening Challenge online activities, a revised repertory that includes popular teaching pieces, and streamlined Listening Guides that make it easier for students to identify the important things to listen for in each selection"--

Listening to Western Music

Listening to Western Music
Author: Craig Wright
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781305627352

Combining a student-friendly presentation with cutting-edge digital resources, LISTENING TO WESTERN MUSIC equips you with the tools to actively listen to and inspire a lifelong appreciation for music. Known for his clear, conversational style, Professor Wright helps you immediately find connections to music by comparing pop and classical music concepts. His text is organized chronologically and discusses musical examples from each era in its social context -- describing the construction and culture of each piece. LISTENING TO WESTERN MUSIC is fully integrated with MindTap to better help you develop your listening skills and maximize your course success. Online resources include interactive exercises, streaming music, Active Listening Guides, chapter and critical thinking quizzes, iAudio lectures, YouTube videos, Beat the Clock games, and more. You also can download all music directly to a music library. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Reggae & Caribbean Music

Reggae & Caribbean Music
Author: Dave Thompson
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2002
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879306557

Provides a complete historic overview of the sounds of the entire English-speaking Caribbean region, bringing together informative essays on the development of a range of music styles and the industry's top performers. Original.

Alternative Rock

Alternative Rock
Author: Dave Thompson
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 852
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879306076

Provides profiles of solo performers, bands, producers, and record labels from the alternative rock movement, ranging from the mid-1970s to the present, and includes discographies, album reviews, and photographs.

Bebop

Bebop
Author: Scott Yanow
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2000
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780879306083

Presents a history of bebop from its roots in the late 1930s; describes the musicians, bands, and composers who contributed to this style of jazz; and evaluates key bebop recordings.

The Listening Book

The Listening Book
Author: W. A. Mathieu
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1991-03-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0834827670

The Listening Book is about rediscovering the power of listening as an instrument of self-discovery and personal transformation. By exploring our capacity for listening to sounds and for making music, we can awaken and release our full creative powers. Mathieu offers suggestions and encouragement on many aspects of music-making, and provides playful exercises to help readers appreciate the connection between sound, music, and everyday life.

What to Listen For in Music

What to Listen For in Music
Author: Aaron Copland
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2011-02-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1101513144

Now in trade paperback: “The definitive guide to musical enjoyment” (Forum). In this fascinating analysis of how to listen to both contemporary and classical music analytically, eminent American composer Aaron Copland offers provocative suggestions that will bring readers a deeper appreciation of the most viscerally rewarding of all art forms.